Catholic Health Initiatives joins two systems in national specialty pharmacy network

Louisville based KentuckyOne Health selected as one of first two sites.

Catholic Health Initiatives has joined Fairview Health Services and Intermountain Healthcare as investors in Excelera Corp., a national specialty pharmacy network based in Minneapolis. The three health systems all have committed resources, expertise and investment capital to support Excelera’s model of integrated care for patients who require specialty drugs.

KentuckyOne Health, part of the Catholic Health Initiatives community, will be a part of the new specialty pharmacy network with a location in Louisville at 5111 Commerce Crossing. Construction of the new pharmacy will be completed by March 1, 2014 and opened by July 1, 2014. [click to continue…]

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